Antarctica
By poppoppop111
@poppoppop111 (5731)
Canada
5 responses
@aseretdd (13729)
• Philippines
9 Jan 13
I haven't been to Antarctica... but it would be very interesting to go there... and i am sure your daughter's reason is very valid for wanting to go there... i read somewhere that a cruise ship goes there from time to time... and the passengers get a blast just by looking at the ice glaciers... but the sad part is... they usually witness how the huge mountain of ice would fall down... a result of the so called global warming...
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@maximax8 (31042)
• United Kingdom
9 Jan 13
I know a trip to Antarctica would be ever so expensive. Your daughter would fly the the south of Argentina possibly and then go to a cruise ship there. She could see snow, ice and penguins. I don't like very cold weather. I wouldn't ever be able to afford a trip to Antarctica.
I flew to the capital of Argentina and it cost loads. I took my son and daughter on South American buses to see other places in Argentina, Chile, Brazil and Uruguay. It is sad to say it but I won't ever visit Antarctica. I wonder if your daughter would like to visit Churchill in Canada. It would be cool for her to see polar bears maybe.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
9 Jan 13
I you sure that cruise ships would actually go to Antarctica? It seems a rather unlikely destination since cruise ships tend to remain in warmer climates in order to attract potential customers. I cannot dispute the existence of such a route, but I would have expected that only the supply ships for the various research stations would ever head for there.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
9 Jan 13
I was so intrigued that I have just searched for travel to Antarctica and to my amazement there actually are cruise ships that offer this destination. The site I found offered 9 day cruises from South Falklands, which would entail a very long journey for someone like myself before even reaching the starting point. The prices quoted from there were around $10000 to $15000 for a single cabin. Needless to say that unless I win the lottery I shall not be going to Antarctica.
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@maximax8 (31042)
• United Kingdom
9 Jan 13
Yes, you noticed the prices. I was in the capital of Argentina on a bus and I got talking some American people. One lady had just been a cruise like that I believe. The cruise ship had stopped in the Falkland Islands. She must have been extremely rich. It is possible to fly to the Falkland Islands from Chile and probably not Argentina.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
9 Jan 13
Antarctica is a very unorthodox choice, which makes it the kind of place that I would absolutely love to visit. Sadly I believe that it would be a far more formidable task than it may seem to be at first sight. Antarctica is not on any regular route as far as I am aware, which would make the only transport the supply ships that visit the various settlements and research stations there. This would quite likely be as scarce as every 6 months, so if you could arrange passage then it would necessitate a minimum 6 month stay. The journey itself would take a few days at least in each direction, so the overall cost would also be prohibitive.
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@danishcanadian (28954)
• Canada
9 Jan 13
What she says makes sense to me. It's not a place of interest to me, but I agree with her logic. Everything that has the potential to change, should be seen while it can be seen as it is now, if one wants to see it before the changes take place. Good for her for being so concerned.
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@wilsongoddard (7291)
• United States
10 Jan 13
I've never been to Antarctica. It would be an interesting trip, though.
I have met someone who went to Antarctica to do work. She wrote a book about her experiences there.
Hopefully, your daughter will one day make it to Antarctica. It sounds like she might have a future in environmental science. Hopefully, she sticks with her interests and pursues this path.
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